Linguistics - General Linguistics Option, B.A.

Department

Department of Linguistics

Degrees and Programs Offered

BA in Linguistics - Teaching English as a Second Language Option, B.A.BA in Linguistics - Computational Linguistics Option, B.A.BA in Linguistics - General Linguistics Option, B.A.BA in Linguistics - Interdisciplinary Language Studies Option, B.A.BS in Cognitive Science, B.S.CERT in TESOL, Certificate of Adv. StudyMA in Linguistics, M.A.MA in Linguistics - Teaching English as a Second Language Option, M.A.MN in Linguistics, MinorMN in Computational Linguistics, MinorMN in Chinese, MinorMN in Hmong, MinorMN in Teaching English As A Second Language, MinorMN in Cognitive Science, MinorMN in Japanese, Minor

Language is an essential part of our life. Nothing characterizes humanity more than
the ability to use language. Linguists analyze sounds, words, sentences, and texts.
Linguists also make valuable contributions to practical fields such as K-12 teaching,
second and foreign language teaching, language planning, translation, computer science,
forensic linguistics, and language disorders.

Computational applications of linguistics, such as speech synthesis, speech recognition,
and machine-assisted translation, have also become increasingly important.

Our undergraduate and graduate programs develop intellectual skills that are essential
to professional careers or advanced degrees. Our courses provide analytical tools
that can be applied to virtually any subject. They also help enhance critical thinking,
satisfy broad intellectual interest, and enrich personal knowledge.

Our majors can be applied directly to various professional fields. They also serve
as excellent preparation for pursuing advanced degrees in linguistics and other fields
such as English, anthropology, psychology, sociology, computer science, and foreign
languages. TESL is an important part of our program and especially compatible with
degrees in education and liberal studies. A Japanese minor can be profitably combined
with majors in such areas as business, international relations, linguistics, and literature.

Minors in Chinese and Japanese are also available for students with plans to pursue
careers in various areas, such as international business, marketing, economics, art
and literature, etc., where a knowledge of language and culture would be useful.

The B.A. Option in Computational Linguistics is for those students interested in text
processing, forensic linguistics, software design, machine translation, and other
professions dealing with the interface between computers and humans.

Facilities

The Department of Linguistics has a computer lab for computer-assisted language learning
(CALL), for language study, for the analysis of speech sounds, and for displaying
the operation of the organs of speech. Computers are used for simulating speech and
for mapping the geographical extent of language features, as well as for storing the
data needed for the making of grammars and dictionaries. The Linguistics Department
provides practical classroom teaching experience for qualified TESL students through
employment in the American English Institute. For more, see American English Institute
in the Special Programs section of this catalog. Also associated with the Linguistics
Department is the Forensic Linguistics Institute (FLI). The FLI provides analyses
in linguistic stylistics to extramural clients, thereby giving Fresno State linguistics
majors opportunities for work, study, and research.

ARAB 1B. Elementary Arabic B

Prerequisite: ARAB 1A or consent of professor. Second semester course in modern Arabic
focusing on further developing conversational and written skills, vocabulary, and
grammar. Cultural heritage of Arabic speaking people is also studied with emphasis
on poetry as an important cultural expression. G.E. Breadth C2.

Units: 4Course Typically Offered: SpringGE Area: C2

ARAB 2A. Intermediate Modern Arabic 2A

Pre-requisite: Arabic 1B or consent of instructor. First semester intermediate course
on modern standard Arabic focusing on grammar and developing writing, reading, and
speaking skills. Cultural heritage of Arabic speaking people is also studied with
emphasis on Arabic contempoarary poetry and prose.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall

ARAB 2B. Intermediate Modern Arabic 2B

Prequisite: Good working knowledge of Arabic or consent of instructor. Second course
in Intermediate Arabic focusing on developing proficiency in conversational, written,
and reading skills. The cultural heritage of the Arabic speaking world is also studied
with emphasis on Arabic classical and contemporary peotry and prose. S

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

CGSCI 100. Foundations of Cognitive Science

An interdisciplinary area of study focusing on cognition: how we perceive the world,
and how we can model the ways we think or perceive. Brings together the key fields
of linguistics, psychology, philosophy and computer science.

Units: 4

CGSCI 101. Cognitive Science Seminar

Introduces students to the discipline of Cognitive Science through a series of lectures
given by local and visiting Cognitive Scientists. The structure and content will vary
from term-to-term. May be taken 3 times for credit.

Units: 3, Repeatable up to 9 units

CHIN 1A. Elementary Chinese 1A

Prerequisite: G. E. Foundation A2. Beginning (1st semester) course in modern Mandarin
Chinese, developing students basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing,
including understanding and appreciation of Chinese language, culture, and history.
Not open to students with previous training in Chinese.

CHIN 2B. Intermediate Chinese

CHIN 100. Advanced Chinese

Advanced Mandarin Chinese course focusing on the skills of listening, speaking, reading,
writing, and traditions and culture of the Chinese people.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall

EHD 154B. Final Student Teaching Seminar - ESL

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in EHD 155B. Seminar to accompany final student
teaching that provides opportunities for candidates to investigate and discuss variety
of topics and strategies and to reflect on issues that surface during their student
teaching experience.

Units: 1

EHD 155B. Studt Tchg ESL

Prerequisites: admission to student teaching, EHD 155A, CI 161 (or concurrently, depending
on major departmental policy); senior or post baccalaureate standing; approval of
major department including subject matter competency approval; completion of the subject
matter preparation program or passing the subject matter examination(s) designated
by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Supervised teaching in single
subject classroom; assignment is for the full day; five days per week. CR/NC grading
only.

HMONG 1B. Basic Hmong

HMONG 4. Beginning Literacy for Hmong Speakers

For the native speaker of Hmong. Emphasis on basic reading and composition skills.
Includes practice in reading and writing simple texts. Covers the traditions and lifestyles
of the speakers of the language.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

HMONG 100. Intermediate Reading and Composition

Prerequisite: HMONG 4 or equivalent. Further development of reading and composition
skills. Includes practice in reading expository texts and review of grammatical structures.

HMONG 101. Advanced Reading and Composition

JAPN 1A. Elementary Japanese

Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Not open to native speakers of Japanese. First course
in modern Japanese, including basic communication skills, cultural traditions of the
Japanese people, and appreciation/practice of calligraphy.

Units: 4Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: C2

JAPN 1B. Elementary Japanese

Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. JAPN 1A is prerequisite to JAPN 1B. Not open to
native speakers of Japanese. Second course in modern Japanese, including basic communication
skills, cultural traditions of the Japanese people, and appreciation/practice of calligraphy.

Units: 4Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: C2

JAPN 2A. Intermediate Japanese

Prerequisite: JAPN 1B. Further development of communicative skills in conversational
Japanese. Also covers reading and writing in Kana and 200 Kanji characters.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall

JAPN 2B. Intermediate Japanese

Prerequisite: JAPN 1B. Further development of communicative skills in conversational
Japanese. Also covers reading and writing in Kana and 200 Kanji characters.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

JAPN 100. Advanced Japanese

Prerequisite: JAPN 2B or its equivalent. Enhancement of oral communicative fluency
as well as grammatical accuracy. Includes practice in reading some expository writing.
Covers 150 Kanji characters.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

JAPN 101. Advanced Japanese

Prerequisite: JAPN 100 or equivalent. Enhancement of fluency, accuracy, and comprehension
both in conversation and in reading and writing different genres and scripts.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

LING 5. College Reading and Academic Language

College reading and academic language competencies necessary for success in academic
subject course work, including active reading and vocabulary development strategies,
summarizing, and elements of academic culture.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 6. Advanced English Strategies

Meets the university remediation requirement. Introduces strategies that ease transition
to college reading and writing. Assists multilingual students with paraphrasing, summarizing,
and essay writing; helps them build academic reading strategies. Credit cannot be
used toward the linguisitics major or minor.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 10. Introduction to Language

Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. The study of language - including its nature, structure,
use, history, and acquisition - with the goal of imparting (1) an understanding of
the importance of language in human affairs, including social and cultural functions
and (2) an appreciation of its complexity and diversity. G. E. Breadth C2.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: C2

LING 11. Linguistics for Teachers

Open to liberal studies majors only. Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Basic linguistic
analysis methods, introducing the subjects of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax
and semantics exemplified by English and other languages. This class meets the linguistic
educational needs of K-6 teachers as mandated by state policy.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 30. Language through the Lifespan

Physiological, psychological, and social aspects of language development and use during
infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. First and second language
acquisition, language and identity, and language and relationship. G.E. Breadth E1.

LING 110W. Advanced Composition for Foreign Students

Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 10 or ENGL 5B. Review of English usage. Conventions
of writing essays and formal research reports. Practice in paraphrasing and summarizing.
Writing complex sentences in concise form. Meets the upper-division writing skills
requirement.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 111W. Academic Writing Workshop

Designed to increase language awareness, and focus on punctuation, usage, and the
conventions of writing academic prose using style manuals. Credits may not be used
toward the linguistics major or minor. Meets the upper-division writing skills requirement
for graduation.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 115. Language, Culture, and Society

Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Studies the relationship between
language, culture, and thought; cultural traditions and language arts; cultural norms
and interactional styles; language and the development of ethnic and national identity;
meanings of social variation in language; discourse styles, and social variation in
language; discourse styles and social roles/relations. G. E. Integration IC.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: IC

LING 120. Japanese Language and Culture

Understanding of the Japanese language in relation to the culture and society. Historical
and sociocultural background, origin of Japanese, development of writing system, language
variation, vocabulary, idioms and proverbs, discourse functions, levels of politeness,
male-female speech, and cross-cultural communication. (Formerly LING 14T section)

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

LING 121. Hmong Language, Culture, and Identity

Prerequisites: GE Foundation and Breadth Area D. Studies Hmong language and culture
in their various multicultural environments in Asia (China, Southeast Asia) and in
the Diaspora (Americas, Europe, Australia). The course takes a comparative approach,
examining the various Hmong communities worldwide with the purpose of better understanding
the formation of the modern Hmong identity.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 130. Language and Gender

Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. A critical examination of the relationship
between language and gender; sexism in linguistic structure and oral and written discourse;
gender-based variation in linguistic norms and practices in different cultures and
social groups; and social, educational, and political implications. G.E. Integration
IC.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: IC

LING 132. Linguistics and Reading

Current theory, research, and methods of teaching first and second language reading
in English with focus on the linguistic knowledge, language arts and ESL teachers
needs.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 138. History of the English Language

The changes in English pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar from its prehistoric
roots to its modern-day global diversity through an examination of literary and historical
texts and other cultural artifacts. This course satisfies G.E. Integration IC.

LING 140T. Topics in Linguistics

Topics to be offered at the discretion of the department.

Units: 1-4, Repeatable up to 12 units

LING 140T. Hmong Conversation & Cinematography

Introduces students to the Hmong language through cinematography. The course focuses
on the uses of formal/informal language, dialects, language registers, oral traditions
and socio-cultural symbols while exploring the Hmong contemporary issues. It will
enhance students conversational skills and language abilities in a variety of situations
such as communicating with family and elderly, conducting business, visiting friends
or studying abroad.

Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units

LING 140T. Morphology

We examine data from a variety of languages in order to determine how words are composed.
We focus on derivational morphology (how words are composed) and inflectional morphology
(how variation in word forms shows grammatical functions in the syntax of the language).
We explore the notion of what does it mean to be a "word". We explore the interaction
between morphology and phonology, and morphology and syntax to better understand how
these different modules of grammar interact.

Units: 3, Repeatable up to 6 units

LING 140T. Chinese Language and Culture

This course is designed for students who want to learn Mandarin Chinese and experience
Chinese culture in a study abroad summer program in China. Those who have completed
CHIN 1A, or an equivalent introductory Chinese course meet the requirements. Three
weeks of intensive Chinese language and culture classes in Shanghai University for
Science and Technology. Students will also visit museums and historical sites in China
during their stay.

Units: 3

LING 141. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Theories and methods of teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 142. Phonology

The sound patterns of human language. Phonemic theory and analytical techniques. Distinctive
feature theory and analysis. Major phonological processes and their description.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 143. Syntax

Prerequisite: LING 100. Theory and practice in the description of grammatical systems.
Comparison of approaches. Practical experience with data.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 144. Discourse Analysis

Prerequisite: LING 100. Basic concepts in the study of discourse, including conversational
structure; structure of narrative and expository texts; information flow; differences
between spoken and written language and implications for the study of grammar and
for language teaching.

Units: 3

LING 145. Historical Linguistics

Prerequisite: LING 100. Explanation of similarities among languages; methods of reconstructing
past languages and investigating relationship and grouping among languages. Comparison
of approaches to language change.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

LING 146. Practical English Grammar for Language Teachers

English grammar from the perspective of the teacher. Format designed to be compatible
with classroom needs of language arts and ESL teachers. By analyzing English structures,
students gain confidence in their ability to teach English grammar to ethnically diverse
students.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 147. Bilingualism

Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Examines bilingualism as an individual
and societal phenomenon. Looks at language and identity; bilingual language acquisition
and bilingual education. Survey of bilingual and multilingual situations and current
issues associated with language diversity in the United States and elsewhere in the
world. G. E. Multicultural/International MI.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: M/I

LING 148. Sociolinguistics

Prerequisite: Ling 100 Methods of investigation and major findings in the study of
the relationship among languages of the world and social class, race, age, sex, and
other social subcategories. Political and educational implications. Interaction between
linguistic and social factors in linguistic variations.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 149. Corpus Linguistics

Prerequisite: LING 100. This course will cover the development and use of large language
corpora as they are used in theoretical and empirical research in Linguistics. Corpus
linguistics is useful for students with interest in ESL, syntax, semantics, computational
linguistics, forensic linguistics, language variation, spelling, and reading.

Units: 3

LING 151. Languages of the World

Prerequisite: LING 100. A survey of the linguistic features of the languages and language
families of the world with an introduction to sound patterns, word structures, and
sentence constructions.

Units: 3

LING 153. Psycholinguistics

An overview of basic theories and findings in the study of the psychological processes
of language use, with a focus on the comprehension, production, acquisition, and representation
of language.

LING 165. Language Acquisition

Prerequisite: LING 100. An examination of first and second language acquisition.
Overview of current research in the field and implications for areas of applied linguistics,
psychology, education, and sociology.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

LING 171. Practicum in TESOL

Prerequisite: LING 141 or concurrently. Provides practice in teaching English as a
Second Language listening, speaking, reading and writing; includes class visitations,
demonstrations and lesson planning. Introduces students to cross-cultural communications
issues.

An overview of theory, research and practice in the teaching of listening, speaking
and pronunciation in a second language. Topics also include introduction to basic
instrumental analysis of speech data in teaching LS pronunciation.

Units: 3

LING 237. Teaching Reading and Writing to Speakers of Other Languages

An overview theory, research, and practice in the teaching and learning of vocabulary,
reading, and writing in a second language.

Units: 3

LING 238. Hist Linguistics

Historical survey of scientific ideas , terms, techniques, and theoretical positions
in the study of language from ancient time to the present day, including traditional
grammar, comparative philology, and modern linguistics. Overview of general scholarly
concern and intellectual climate during each period.

Units: 3

LING 239. Phonetics

Prerequisite: LING 100 or consent of instructor. A graduate class on phonetics which
provides advanced instruction and entry to the primary literature on two topics: the
phonetics of English and acoustic phonetic analysis. No previous phonetics course
is assumed of students.

Units: 3

LING 241. Seminar in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language

Prerequisite: LING 141. Overview of research, theory, and pedagogy in the field; includes
culture, second language acquisition, and professional issues.

Units: 3

LING 242. Seminar in Phonology

Prerequisite: LING 142. Covers current theories of how to structure sounds and syllables;
the relation of sound structure to other parts of the grammar (words, sentences) and
to first and second language acquisition. Data from a wide variety of languages.

Units: 3

LING 243. Seminar in Syntax

Prerequisite: LING 143. Current theories of how sentences are structured; the relation
of sentence structure to other part of the grammar (words, meaning) and to first and
second language acquisition. Data from a wide variety of languages.

Units: 3

LING 244. Curriculum Design and Classroom Evaluation

Covers techniques for designing language courses including assessment of needs, formulation
of objectives, and evaluation of student learning; includes theory and methods of
designing effective instruments for L2 classroom assessment.

Units: 3

LING 245. Seminar in Historical Linguistics

Prerequisite: LING 145. Contributions of recent work in general linguistics, sociolinguistics,
and language acquistion studies to our understanding of diachronic grammar and its
recronstuction. Other topics include the insights provided by language variation,
language universals and typology, and discourse analysis.

Units: 3

LING 248. Seminar in Sociolinguistics

Prerequisite: LING 148 or consent of instructor. A critical survey of current research
in sociolinguistics; research methodologies; theoretical issues concerning the relationship
between linguistics variation and social variables, such as social class, ethnicity,
gender, and social relations; bilingualism, multilingualism, world Englishes, and
language planning; implications for language teaching. (Formerly LING 231T)

LING 251. Seminar in Discourse Analysis

Prerequisite: LING 144 or permission of instructor. Exploration and anaysis of the
functional and other linguistic bases for the organization of units larger than the
sentence.

Units: 3

LING 265. Seminar in Language Acquisition

A critical survey of current research in both first and second language acquisition;
research methodologies; major theoretical issues in first and second language acquisition;
first-hand experience in collecting and analyzing L1 and L2 acquisition data; implications
for language teaching.

Units: 3

LING 290. Independent Study

See Academic Placement - Independent Study. Approved for RP grading.

Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units

LING 299A. Thesis

Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion and submission
of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. (A) Thesis design. (B) Thesis writing.
A and B may be taken concurrently. Approved for RP grading.

Units: 3

LING 299B. Thesis

Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion and submission
of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. (A) Thesis design. (B) Thesis writing.
A and B may be taken concurrently. Approved for RP grading.

Units: 3

LING 299C. Thesis Continuation

Pre-requisite: Thesis LING 299A or LING 299B. For continuous enrollment while completing
the thesis. May enroll twice with department approval. Additional enrollments must
be approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Units: 0

PERS 1A. Elementary Modern Persian

Beginning course in modern Persian focusing on elementary conversational and written
Persian and cultural traditions of Persian speaking people. G.E. Breadth C2.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: FallGE Area: C2

PERS 1B. Elementary Modern Persian B

Prerequisite: PERS 1A or consent of professor. Beginning course in modern Persian
focusing on developing conversational and written skills, vocabulary, and grammar.
Cultural heritage of Persian speaking people is also studied with emphasis on poetry
as an important cultural expression. G.E. Breadth C2.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: SpringGE Area: C2

PERS 2A. Intermediate Modern Persian 2A

Pre-requisite: Persian 1B or consent of professor. First semester intermediate course
on modern Persian/focusing on grammar and developing writing, reading, and speaking
skills. Cultural heritage of Persian speaking people is also studied with emphasis
on Persian contemporary poetry and prose.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall

PERS 2B. Intermediate Modern Persian 2B

Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Persian or consent of professor. Second course
in Intermediate Persian focusing on developing proficiency in conversational, written,
and reading skills. Cultural heritage of Persian speaking world is also studied with
emphasis on Persian classical and contemporary poetry and prose.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

RES 4A. Spelling and Word Formation

Developing awareness of the systematic nature of English spelling in relation to the
sound system and rules for word formation in the language. Mastery of the system rather
than word memorization is emphasized.

Units: 1

RES 4B. Vocabulary Development

Acquiring greater sensitivity to the literal and implied meanings of words, developing
an awareness of the processes of word formation in English, and expanding the active
vocabulary.

Units: 1

RES 4C. Sentence Structure

Developing skill in writing clear, mature sentences. Focus is on structure that is,
on the alternative ways of phrasing the same idea and the consequences of choosing
one alternative and not another. Sentence and phrase expansion, reduction, combination,
and rearrangement are emphasized, not traditional grammar.

Units: 1

SKT 10A. Sanskrit

Introduction to the Sanskrit language and the Devanagari script. Core grammatical
structure and vocabulary. Reading of Sanskrit texts. Literary tradition and lifestyle
of the speakers of the language, and relationship with Greek, Latin, and Germanic
languages.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

Linguistics Major

A B.A. with a major in linguistics requires 36-46 units completed in one of the options
outlined below, the General Education requirement, specific course/skill requirements,
and electives and remaining degree requirements totaling at least the 120 units required
for a B.A.

The B.A. program in Linguistics is diversified but integrated. Four options are available:
(1) Teaching English as a Second Language, (2) General Linguistics, (3) Computational
Linguistics, and (4) Interdisciplinary Language Studies. In each option, students
receive a basic grounding in the nature and structure of human language.

Approved electives and remaining degree requirements (23-33 units)(See Degree Requirements); may be used toward a double major or minor

Total (120 units)

Advising Notes

No General Education Integration course offered by the Department of Linguistics may
be used to satisfy the General Education requirements for linguistics majors.

CR/NC grading is not permitted in the linguistics major.

General Education and elective units can be used toward a double major or minor. (See
double major or departmental minor.) Consult the appropriate department chair, program
coordinator, or faculty adviser for further information.

See adviser for list of approved electives.

Students who have studied a language in high school or community college, or who by
culture and experience have a certain level of proficiency, must consult with an adviser
in the language to determine their placement in lower- or upper-division coursework.

Students must fulfill the 18 units by taking language courses in a minimum of two
languages and not more than three languages. Students must maintain a B average in
the languages taken. LING 151 is intended to be taken upon completion of Plan A or
Plan B.

Literature courses in the language may be used with permission of adviser. Except
for LING 120, courses taught in English do not count toward the required courses for
Plan A or Plan B.

Faculty

For more on the faculty, see the faculty pages.The faculty pages are updated by the department or program.

Roadmap

B.A. in Linguistics - General Linguistics Option

A Roadmap identifies the specific set of courses students must complete in their major
in sequential order. Information on corequisites or prerequisites is listed along
with other pertinent information to assist students in completing courses towards
the major.

Careers

Language is an essential part of our life. Nothing characterizes humanity more than
the ability to use language. Linguists analyze sounds, words, sentences, and texts.
Linguists also make valuable contributions to practical fields such as second and
foreign language teaching, language planning, translation, computer science, forensic
linguistics, and the study of language disorders.

Our majors can be applied directly to various professional fields. They also serve
as excellent preparation for pursuing advanced degrees in linguistics and other fields
such as English, anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, cognitive science,
computer science, and foreign languages. Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
is an important part of our program and especially compatible with degrees in education
and liberal studies. A Japanese minor can be profitably combined with majors in such
areas as business, international relations, linguistics, and literature.

What You Can Earn

Translator $44,559 (in our region)

Source: HR Reported data from salary.com as of December 2012

Interesting Classes You Might Take

Introduction to Language (Ling 10, GE Foundation A2)

Language through the Lifespan (Ling 30, GE Breadth E1)

Introduction to Linguistics (Ling 100)

Language, Culture and Society (Ling 115, GE Integration IC)

Japanese Language and Culture (Ling 120)

Language and Gender (Ling 130, GE)

Practical English Grammar for Language Teachers (Ling 146)

Arabic 1A-B (GE Breadth C2)

Chinese 1A-B (GE Breadth C2)

Hmong 1A-B (GE Breadth C2)

Japanese 1A-B (GE Breadth C2)

Persian 1A-B (GE Breadth C2)

What You Can Learn

Linguistics methodology: phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics

The relationship among languages of the world and social class, race, age, sex, and
other social subcategories

About the College

The College of Arts and Humanities provides a diverse student population with the
communication skills, humanistic values and cultural awareness that form the foundation
of scholarship. The college offers intellectual and artistic programs that engage
students and faculty and the community in collaboration, dialog and discovery. These
programs help preserve, illuminate and nourish the arts and humanities for the campus
and for the wider community.

College Contact Information

College of Arts & HumanitiesOffice of the Dean2380 E. Keats MS/MB99Fresno CA 93740-8024